192.2019 Definite articles | Geammar | Was ist das? | DW Learn German Definite articles The three definite articles: der, die, das In German a distinction is made between masculine, feminine and neuter nouns, The grammatical gender of a noun can be seen in its accompanying article. Since in most cases there are no rules as to which gender a noun has, it is necessary to learn the nouns together with their articles, The article comes before the noun, Masculine nouns have the definite article der. Wo ist der Stift? - Der Stift ist hier. Feminine nouns have the definite article die, Wo ist die Brille? — Die Brille ist hier. Neuter nouns have the definite article das. Wo ist das Buch? - Das Buch ist hier. In the plural all nouns have the definite article die. Wo sind die Stifte? - Die Stifte sind hier. Wo sind ie Brillen? — Die Brillen sind hier. Wo sind die Biicher? — Die Biicher sind hier. Singular Plural masculine der Stift die Stifte feminine die Brille die Brillen neuter das Buch die Biicher hitps:teamgerman.dw.comlenidefinite-articos!-37966285/gr-38305882 we192.2019 Definite articles | Geammar | Was ist das? | DW Learn German ‘The definite article is used in particular when talking about an object or person that is already known to the other person. Lisa says: Wo ist die Brille? The listener understands that she is not looking for just any pair of glasses. She is looking for a particular pair, namely her own. hitps:teamgerman.dw.comlenidefinite-articos!-37966285/gr-38305882 2